| 单词 | silver ring |
| 释义 | > as lemmassilver ring silver ring n. Horse Racing (see quot. 1921) (cf. Tattersall n. 1b); also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > betting place wager-hall1691 wagering-post1696 wager-office1723 betting-post1771 ring1775 betting room1793 betting ring1822 Tattersall1836 betting office1852 betting shop1852 betting-house1853 pool room1861 list shop1875 list house1902 tote-shop1906 silver ring1921 bookmaker1923 bookie1936 1921 E. Wallace Law Four Just Men ix. 261 I found a poor little bookmaker in the silver ring—the silver ring is the enclosure where smaller bets are made in Tattersall's reservation. 1926 J. Masefield Odtaa xv. 257 A vile, taunting, silver-ring tick. 1928 J. H. Thomas in Hansard's Parl. Deb. 220 500 If there are these advantages, it would give them to the silver ring, to Tattersall's, and to others. 1928 J. H. Thomas in Hansard's Parl. Deb. 220 501 When the totalisator is in operation, you will have the totalisator for the silver ring and for Tattersall's. 1939 P. G. Wodehouse Uncle Fred in Springtime xx. 306 She is the daughter of a retired Silver Ring bookie. 1973 ‘I. Drummond’ Jaws of Watchdog xvii. 227 Sandro was in Tatt's... He could also go down the social and financial scale into the Silver Ring and the cheapest enclosures. < as lemmas |
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